פָּזַר
pa.zar
“to scatter”
Definition
to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty
a primitive root;
- to scatter, disperse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to scatter 1a2) scattered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered 1c) (Piel) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be scattered
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Occurrences
פָּזַר appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
Only acknowledge your guilt,that you have rebelled against the LORD your God.You have scattered your favors to foreign godsunder every green treeand have not obeyed My voice,’”declares the LORD.
Israel is a scattered flock,chased away by lions.The first to devour himwas the king of Assyria;the last to crush his boneswas Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
One gives freely, yet gains even more;another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;his righteousness endures forever;his horn will be lifted high in honor.
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